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scherzando

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scher·zan·do  (skrt-sänd) Music
adv. & adj.
In a light playful manner. Used chiefly as a direction.
n. pl. scher·zan·dos
A scherzando passage.
[Italian, gerund of scherzare, to joke, from Old Italian; see scherzo.]
scherzando [skɛəˈtsændəʊ] Music
adj & adv
(Music, other) to be performed in a light-hearted manner
n pl -di [-diː], -dos
(Music, other) a movement, passage, etc., directed to be performed in this way
[Italian, literally: joking. See scherzo]
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